BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

I don't think heated motorbike boots exist, but heated socks and insoles do. I use the latter and they're brilliant.

Vest, grips & insoles usually does it for me but I also have heated trousers. In a naked bike they are useful, on an RT they're really only necessary on the coldest of days.

Guys, if this thread descends into trading insults and a personal squabble I'm just going ask for it to be deleted.

Only part of it. I know it can be made to fit, but what I don't know is if the controller will actually erm, control the Keis stuff. It's no use if the controller works but doesn't deliver enough volts to heat properly or worse fry. That's why I was asking if anyone has actually done it.

Both makes offer a dual control option, i.e. two turn knobs with 2x output wires. As long as I can connect the vest to output A and the trousers/insoles to B then I'll have separate temperature adjusters.

Hi All, I have a Keis Vest, Pants & Insoles which I like and do what I want as heated kit. What I don't like are the Keis controllers, AND because of the way Keis kit connects I have to have two of them! One for the vest and one for the pants (which also controls the insoles and I'm fine with th...

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Similar issue with my '18 R1250RT. It's a good enough rear view, but I wouldn't call it great. In practice we're riding a bloody great big twin, piston doing opposite things. I'm sure BMW engineers did their best, but they ain't miracle workers. Would I like a clearer rear view, yes. Does it still d...

From this thread and poll, the Optimate 4 Can Bus edition is most popular, https://www.1200rt.com/viewtopic.php?t=6035&hilit=battery+chargers Thanks for that link and that's pretty much ties in with what I've read up about over the last couple of days. Optimates seem to have a good name. Cheers...

Hi All, After 3yrs of irregular use* my Oxford Oximiser 3X Battery Charger appears to have developed a fault. When I connect it to a battery it almost immediately lights up to show 17.8v, then just sits there displaying 'Standby'. I've tried this with the battery on the bike and a spare LifePod4 Lit...

This is an interesting article about how someone fixed their broken heated seat, but in relation to the above, the important bit is that it shows the construction and describes the heating element a being only below one layer of foam. The poster doesn't say how thick that foam was, but looking at th...

Yeah… oh what fun. I followed the gritter as I made my way home this afternoon. :cry: Ho-hum, it is winter I suppose. I can't remember which TV show it was on, Mock of the Week, Have I got News for You or something similar, but the comedian said in wonderful Welsh accent. "You can tell which i...

I have an ’18 R1250RT LE that has both extra lights and a power socket for when I want the heated clothing on. What I want to do is to work our what electrical power I will have spare (if any) should I turn the lot on. I can see from the specifications that the bike can produce 508w, (albeit a tad l...

Not that I am aware of Agreed, when mine went I scoured the internet for a fix, and yes people did free theirs, apply high melting point grease and got it moving again, but 6 weeks or whatever later it was stuck again; but no, no one ever came up with either a prevented maintenance routine or perma...

Just get rid of it and fit a HealTech Servo Eliminator. Provided the flap is stuck in the open position, and you'd know about it if it wasn't, 50 quid and half an hours work and the problems goes away for ever. Some say it makes the exhaust a little louder, but I didn't notice and difference after I...

I bought a pair from Amazon. Well made, expandable and even have a back pocketed that fits into that funny shaped cut out at the back of the panniers. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PLMKLS2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ==== However what are really useful are the bags A...